Production Company of the Year – RED PRODUCTION COMPANY

To help the judges gain a better idea of why this has been an especially good year for the company, please provide information relating to the points below – the information is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every achievement throughout the past year, more a flavour of the company’s successes, so please provide no more than 5 key points for any one question.

Please ensure when thinking about your evidence, you are only referring to information relevant to the period March 31 2014 to April 1 2015. Also note that specialists and diversified companies will be judged equally.

RED Production Company has produced the most acclaimed, innovative and award-winning dramas over the past 12 months for the UK’s major broadcasters. New BBC 1 series by Danny Brocklehurst, ORDINARY LIES, consolidated at 5.8 million viewers across the series, and was warmly received by critics and audiences. PREY 2 also hit the screens on ITV1 this year, averaging 3.8 million viewers across the series. We produced Lenny Henry's first original drama, DANNY AND THE HUMAN ZOO, which was nominated for an RTS award for best single, and brought a hugely diverse cast and production team to BBC 1. This year also saw the return of Sally Wainwright's extraordinary series HAPPY VALLEY, which combined blockbuster ratings with worldwide critical acclaim. This year, we've also gone into production on epic 8 X 60' conspiracy thriller PARANOID by Bill Gallagher for ITV1, and a second 6 X 60' series of ORDINARY LIES. Production will also shortly begin on a 2 X 60' Christmas special of Sally Wainwright's LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX. We also produced Harlan Coben's 10 X 60' series, THE FIVE, for Sky 1, written by Danny Brocklehurst, as well as completing production on a 5th series of SCOTT AND BAILEY, written by Lee Warburton.

 Number of broadcast hours Danny and the Human Zoo 1 x 90’ Ordinary Lies 6 x 60’ Happy Valley, Series 2 - 6 x 60’ Prey, Series 2 – 3 x 60’ Total 16.5 hours

 Number of new commissions

PARANOID by Bill Gallagher, 8 X 60 for ITV 1 ORDINARY LIES 2 by Danny Brocklehurst, 6 X 60' for BBC 1 HAPPY VALLEY 3 by Sally Wainwright, 6 X 60' for BBC 1 LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX by Sally Wainwright, 2 X 60' for BBC 1

 Success of new and existing series - please provide evidence of ratings (peak and average viewing figures, as well as cultural impact/critical acclaim)

Danny and the Human Zoo Average Consolidated Figure: 3.8m

Ordinary Lies 1 Average Consolidated Figure: 5.8m Peak Episode Figure: Episode 2, 6.4m average audience

Happy Valley 2 Average Consolidated Figure: 8.5m Peak Episode Figure: Episode 6, 9.3m average audience

Prey 2 Average Consolidated Figure: 3.8 Peak Episode Figure: 4.5 m episode 1

 The ability to deliver on its remit and meet audience needs in original and exciting ways - whether this is through commissioning a range of innovative new programmes; producing long-running series of consistently high quality; well- thought-out acquisitions and creative scheduling, or a mixture of the three.

At Red we pride ourselves on the variety of our programming, and this year we've made drama for the BBC, ITV as well as Sky. We have shown great success in creating shows which are well loved, demonstrated by the number of recommissions we have either transmitted or had commissioned during this time period. And there is a huge variety in tone, from the warm-hearted family drama of DANNY AND THE HUMAN ZOO to the visceral thrills of action-packed PREY 2 and the ground-breaking impact of HAPPY VALLEY, which blew audiences minds both in the UK on BBC 1 and across the planet on Netflix.

Our Twitter feed is an important way for us to communicate with loyal fans, to offer up information about new shows and to provide behind the scenes photos and footage, as well as Q&As with Red talent. Our social media success can be measured by the fact that we now have 18 000 followers.

This year has been very exciting, particularly following on from the successes of the previous year, which seemed hard to beat. We've kept up a high level of production hours, and have built on our international ambitions, winning development deals with BBC America and Canal Plus. Netflix has also become a valued co-producer, taking stakes in both series of HAPPY VALLEY as well as new commission PARANOID.

Culture and reputation of the company (e.g. workplace culture, training initiatives, mentoring, meeting diversity targets)

Red Production Company is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to increasing diversity in TV drama, both on and off-screen. We were incredibly proud of DANNY AND THE HUMAN ZOO, not just because it was a heart-warming and original story, which garnered excellent ratings and reviews, but because it was a show with a predominantly black cast, written by a black writer and directed by up-and-coming black director Destiny Ekaragha - and was on flagship channel BBC 1, bringing diversity right into the mainstream. We are also mentoring the winner of C4's 2015 screenwriting scheme, and have helped Nuzhat Ali to win her first script commission from the channel. We are also have an intern from Manchester University, Helen Aitken working with our script team this summer.